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Solifugae (Camel Spider)

Photo by OwenSexton
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Field Notes

Description:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solifugae

Notes:

Easily the most aggressive animal I have ever seen, literally chasing us around our shop which it wondered into.

Reference Links:

Solifugae

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Comments (3)
OwenSexton
Miramar, just north of San Diego. I was deployed to afghanistan last year. didn't see much wildlife other than this though.
OwenSexton
ya, it was actually a pretty young one. my brother told me he saw one in iraq that was (in his words) "the size of a paper plate". this little guy was roughly the size of your palm. he was chasing us too. we found him wondering around the flightline around 2 in the morning (working the graveyard shift) and he started chasing us as soon as we put our flashlights on him.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011

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